Just an update on things :)

House stuff ...

We're coming along with the renovations, moving May 14th! :) 

CANNOT wait! 

Don't get me wrong, staying with Bonnie & Larry has been GREAT! 

They have been so good to us & I am SURE I will be over all the time anyways :)

But, it's going to be nice in our own house :)

Ariel's room is coming along too :)

It's so much fun to decorate a nursery.

We still have TONS to go & things will have to wait 

until after the move, sadly.

But nonetheless, I couldn't be more excited to be getting into 

the house we've worked so hard to get.

Bless my wonderful hubby -- he works on it ALL the time, all by himself.

I'm pregnant, so of course I can't do a lot of the work that needs to be done. He has help

on the weekends when people are off, but mostly he has done everything by himself.

I'm talking, installing sheet-rock, painting, new ceilings, plastering, wall paper removal, ect.

I'm so blessed that he does what he does for me.

Just a preview(dining room). This was AFTER a wall had been ripped out & the sheet-rock went up. He was mudding & taping at this point(stage 1). Stage 2 -- sanding & primer done. Stage 3 -- paint was going on the walls. The window, door & all floor molding had to be put back down after this(new floor first, not pictured here). You really can't see the new ceiling either. He has replaced 2 ceilings so far & they look amazing, especially comparing what they used to look like.

This is just ONE room. So he's worked really hard.

In other news :)

Ariel's Update

My second ultra sound gave some concerning information.

I was told that I could have Vasa Previa(if your not familiar with the term, please read up!)

I was also told she had a pretty common "cyst" on/in her brain or what they call a bright spot 

& a calcium deposit on her heart.

They assured me that they see these(cyst) 8:10 pregnancies & that they normally go away within week

24-28 weeks of gestation. I was a mess. Just to hear everything was all so scary.

So I had to have something  called a "Quad Screen" done. They test for all kinds of things, another 

I was told I would have to see a specialist in Asheville, basically a

a more in depth ultrasound with a better reading.

So I went, my first stop here was the geneticists -- this woman -- AMAZING!

She just talked with us for a minute & told me the results of my "Quad" screen ...

Everything came back FINE! :) Completely normal!

I can't tell you how great that was to hear. To know I had worried all that time for nothing, was just 

simply great! :) She had no worries about Ariel's over all health & her function. They do these screens

a precaution, but it's enough to scare you into oblivion!

Next stop -- ultrasound.

I had 2 technicians & an OB, all women :)

My techs were awesome! I was so comfy & not nervous. As they scanned my belly, 

we got to see Ariel moving around & it was just amazing.

She tells me that the "cyst" or bright spot, was GONE. Just like Dr. Pendelton said :)

Next she told me about her calcium deposit, basically what this is, is just they way tissue connects to

ventriclein the heart cavity. They see these 9:10 pregnancies. They are common.

This does not effect the way the heart function & they don't call it a defect. They just have to 

tell you they see these things. They check the heart brain & other major organs for all sorts of things.

Apparently, they are so common people have them & don't even know it until they have an 

MRI for some reason later on in life.

She is perfectly healthy in there :)

The OB came in(whom by the way I LOVE) & spoke with us for a long time

(the entire ultrasound itself was about an hour -- yes 

that is a long one! 

She did confirm I DO have Placenta Previa(a condition where the placenta is low lying).

Managed via c-section at 37 weeks.

She couldn't confirm, Vasa Previa(a condition concerning the cord & where it attaches to the 

placenta) just yet. The treatment for Vasa is more serious. 

I go back for another visit in a few weeks to see if they can get a better look & follow up

(because they can look different every time).  IF I have Vasa, I be admitted to the hospital at about

31 weeks & they will take her at 34 weeks via c-section. 

Either way, I'll have her between 34 & 37 week, it's a little scary only because she won't be "full 

term". I'm prepared for that, even though most doctors consider you full term at 37 weeks. But at 34 

weeks ... she might have to stay in the NICU for a couple days, depending on her size :( 

But it's wonderful to know she is going to be healthy & fine.

I feel SO blessed to be having her, I am already in love with her.

I have some pics I am going to add, but unfortunately I don't have my scanner with me here in 

Carrabelle. Check back soon for those!

Carrabelle & St. George Island, FL April 2011

Just a few pics from Carrabelle & St. George Island Beach.

We LOVE to travel & of course with Winter just passing you HAVE to go south ;)

We figured we'd better go on a vacation before little miss arrives at the end of July,

first of August, the renovations with the house & some other things going on  ...  it may be our last for a while lol.

So that is just what we did, we headed south to a new place to lay on the beach for a week,

For more pics from our trip, you can find them on Facebook! :)

This is ME, take it or leave it.

I have a STRONG opinion, some people can't take it & that's ok.

I'm head strong & straight forward.

I'm blunt & sarcastic.

I'm not afraid to tell it like it is, some people can't handle the truth.

I hate when people play the victim ALL the time. Get over yourself already.

I hate a KISS ASS.

I love to debate, but that doesn't mean I don't like you if I don't agree with you.

My Facebook page is MINE. Not yours to dicate & judge.

IF for some reason I am having a private conversation that circles around trust & privacy, then I expect you to NOT share it with the world.

I don't like lairs.

I don't like fakes.

I'm loyal. I love my friends.

I stick up for what I think is right.

I'll admit when I am wrong.

If for some reason you are privilaged to MY personal information -- DO NOT share it with anyone who is NOT.

I will respect you -- IF you respect me.

MY trust is EARNED.

If you break it -- well it's pretty much done.

I don't appreciate name calling. Leave that for school children.

I HATE HATE HATE when someone talks about being mature then turns around & acts like a child by name calling & stirring the pot.

If your an adult, please act like it.

Don't talk about my daughter or my parenting skills. ESPECIALLY if you have no children of your own.

If you don't like me, then find your way out of my life. Chances are you won't be missed.

We're having a GIRL! :)

WHOA!

So I guess you've heard! :)

It's a baby girl in there.

The ultra sound.

Well, I was so nervous. I am not even sure why.

I guess the element of something going wrong.

Or not being able to see what she was(which almost happened).

I get there & I am so nervous, I mean my hands are sweaty, my heart is racing,

I can't even think straight from all the anxiety..

Everyone assures me that is will all be ok :)

So I get on the table & the tech puts the jelly on my skin -- which was wierd.

After a few swift motions of the scanner, there is a baby!

I was so shocked, I mean we all knew I was pregnant -- but I guess it hadn't actually set in yet.

The baby was turned where we couldn't see what it was, she had her feet right under her heiney lol.

So after a few minutes of trying to get her to move, she did. SO he got a good shot.

My mother-n-law, father-n-law, my sister Amy & of course Brian were all there.

I had told them before we went in, don't tell me if you know what it is before he says lol.

So he stops the screen & looks at us & says, "Well do you know what you're having yet?"

We're all like "NO". He says "It's a girl!!" And shows us what we are looking at :) Non of us had a clue as to what we should be looking for or what it was we were seeing. But now after knowing & looking at other ultrasound photos, it's very clear to me it's a baby girl :)

I am over the moon with excitement. I coulnd't feel more blessed than I do right now. How can you look at that tiny life inside & not think there was a God?

It was so amazing to see her moving, sucking her thumb, he little heart beating away -- which was 154 BPM! It was amazing. I did cry. Just tears, no noise, just silence. There was nothing to be said, I just wanted to take it all in.

It's DEF a girl :)

Her name is Ariel Spring.

Nothing can describe that feeling of knowing I have a daughter.

I want to teach her things & show her the world & protect her.

I want her to be kind humble. But to stand up for whats right.

It's all very overwhelming, but I am up for the task.

I can't wait to get our house done, which my wonderful husband Brian is working on as we speak!

I can't wait to get her in my arms & love her for the rest of my life!

Thank you, Lord! For all you've blessed me with... I am so lucky!

3D ultrasound pics, sucking her thumb :)

I am in love with my child!